Even though he was pestered by Shirley, Porter still remained rational and agreed to Shirley's request without any hesitation. He looked at Shirley and asked, "What do you want me to promise you?"
"Hmm..." Shirley seemed to be thinking seriously and decided after a while, "When you return to the academy, you have to treat me to a big dinner."
this one? Potter was stunned.
"What? You don't want to?" Seeing Potter's stunned expression, Shirley's face tightened and she said angrily, "I worked so hard to help you keep vigil here, and you just teased me, even after a meal Don’t even invite me?”
"No, no, no." Potter finally came to his senses and said quickly, "I please, I please."
"That's good." Shirley was satisfied, let go of Potter's shoulders, waved her hand and said generously, "You can go."
"Is it finally over?" Potter thought in his mind, and without hesitation the next moment, he turned around and left. Just as he was about to go up the stairs, he heard Shirley shouting, "Hey, Potter, be careful!"
"Uh..." Potter was stunned. He wanted to respond and ask Shirley to be careful as well, but he swallowed his words in the end.
"It's better to talk to the other person next time, otherwise if he says it now, he might not be able to leave." Potter thought in his mind, "Women are really troublesome, troublesome like demons, but women can't stop him from being a wizard. progress.”
Shaking his head, Potter walked up to the first cabin below the deck.
Potter knew that the person guarding this place was a male third-level wizard apprentice named Parker, who, like Shirley, was a direct student of wizard Quinton. However, the other party's personality is very different from Shirley's, and he is the most withdrawn among all wizard apprentices. Therefore, there is no need to worry about the other party pestering you.
Potter was thinking about this, stepping on the wooden floor of the corridor with his feet, and was about to briefly ask Parker how he was doing. After asking, he would go to the deck to check. But at a glance, I saw that the corridor of the cabin was empty, and I couldn't help but be slightly startled - Parker, who was supposed to be guarding the corridor, ran there without knowing it, and there was no sign of anyone at all.
this!
Potter's eyes flashed, thoughts racing in his mind.
Was Parker AWOL
Maybe, but extremely unlikely.
He knew very well that Parker might be withdrawn, but when it came to doing things, he was more stable than him. The other party is the oldest among all the wizard apprentices. Due to his limited talent, he has not yet made a breakthrough in the level of third-level wizard apprentice, which is why the other party has a withdrawn and uncommunicative character. But age naturally has its advantages, that is, it is comprehensive and reliable. Logically speaking, the other party will never leave the post without permission.
Then where did the other party go
Potter's eyes flashed, and the next moment he whispered tentatively: "Parker?"
The corridor was as quiet as a tomb, without any response.
Potter couldn't help but feel a little wary, looked around the corridor, and walked forward slowly.
As a result, from one end to the other, I didn't see Parker, nor did I see any traces left by Parker.
Well, what is this
Potter's eyes suddenly flashed, and he saw a bright red dot on the ground. He bent down and reached out to touch it, and it was immediately stained on his fingers.
That's - blood!
In an instant, Potter's expression became extremely solemn.
A drop of blood can't explain anything, but it can also explain a lot of things. At least it gave him an extremely bad guess.
That…
"breathe-"
Porter took a deep breath, then turned around suddenly and ran towards the stairs and down. He was ready to tell Shirley and Darnell below to be careful.
"Da da da… "
Porter's steps were quick, and he quickly went down to the second cabin below the deck. He turned and looked towards the end of the corridor. He knew that Shirley was standing there.
But the next moment, Potter froze on the spot.
Where he looked, there was only a ball of air, and nothing else.
Turning around suddenly, Potter looked at the other end of the corridor, but there was still nothing - there was no trace of Shirley in the entire corridor, and Shirley disappeared without a trace.
"No, no, don't do this, don't do this..." Potter couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, feeling anxious and frightened in his heart, and his brain was a little confused.
But soon, he forced himself to calm down: Parker was missing from the upper level, and he might have left because of something urgent. Shirley disappeared on this level, probably going to the third level cabin. Yes, probably to the third cabin. After all, Shirley couldn't sit still and was not as reliable as Parker, so she might have gone to the third cabin to chat with Darnell.
So…
With this thought in mind, Porter quickly ran towards the third cabin with his last glimmer of hope.
"Da da da!"
Porter quickly arrived at the third cabin, swept around, and clenched his fists.
The corridor on the third floor of the cabin was still empty.
It is impossible for three wizard apprentices to disappear at the same time for no reason in the corridor of the third-floor cabin. This is not a coincidence. This is definitely not a coincidence!
Potter's face became extremely ugly, and he walked quickly towards the end of the corridor and walked to the place where he saw Darnell before.
Bending down, Potter groped on the floor, trying to find some trace, but this time there was not even blood.
Potter stood up, his eyes became sharp, he took off a pendant from his neck, and held a bloody gem on the pendant firmly in his hand. The mana in the body surged rapidly, and the whole person became extremely vigilant, always ready to attack.
But there was no enemy, or he couldn't see the enemy at all.
Damn it!
Potter couldn't help but grit his teeth, unable to vent the anger in his heart.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a "bang" in the cabin next to him, and something heavy fell to the ground, as if someone had fallen out of bed due to restless sleep.
That…
Porter's eyes flashed, and he suddenly stepped forward and knocked on the door hard.
"Bang bang! Bang bang!"
After a while, the cabin door creaked open, and nothing in the cabin could be seen clearly. A sleepy student poked his head out, squinted his eyes, and asked as if he hadn't fully awakened yet. … What's matter?"
"I..." Potter wanted to ask the other party if he heard anything in the cabin just now, but he stopped after saying only one word.
He suddenly realized that this was a very stupid move: according to the murderer's ability, if he really took action, no unrelated people would hear the sound. It is absolutely impossible for him to get any valid information by asking this. And when he really asked, he was undoubtedly telling the students in front of him that something had happened to the wizard apprentice guarding the corridor, and he didn't know how it would spread among ordinary students until dawn.
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and said with a sullen face: "It's nothing, I just remind you to be careful when sleeping at night. You also know that there is no peace on the big ship, so if someone knocks on the door at night, don't open it casually. At least... you have to ask the other party’s identity before talking about it.”
"Um..." The students inside the door looked at Potter with a strange expression.
"That's it, you can continue to sleep." Potter said.
"Bang." The student inside the door simply closed the door. Potter felt that the other person must think that he was a psychopath in his heart. But Potter didn't pay attention to these small things. He held the blood-red gem in his hand and quickly walked up the stairs towards the deck.
On the deck, there is also the wizard apprentice who is responsible for keeping watch. Now he wants to ensure the safety of the other party. Even if the other person is very likely to be missing as well, you still have to take a look.
With this thought in mind, Potter walked to the deck and was stunned.
In an instant, the hairs all over Potter's body stood up, his muscles tensed, his heartbeat began to accelerate, and his eyes widened little by little as he looked at the scene in front of him.